MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe

self-paced, online.

How can we eradicate malaria, a disease that has caused more deaths than the two world wars combined? Can modern data science help us in eliminating this mosquito-borne disease? How do the biology, ecology, and epidemiology of the malaria-causing parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax differ?

Explore the scientific and technological underpinnings of malaria, as well as the historical, political, social, and economic contexts in which control, elimination, and eradication efforts unfold.

Through foundational lectures, case studies, SimState scenarios, and interviews with experts, MalariaX provides learners with a toolbox of knowledge and analytical skills to understand one of the deadliest diseases ever known. By exploring multidisciplinary aspects of malaria, this course demonstrates how understanding social and economic factors is crucial to developing a successful integrated approach to national and local malaria eradication efforts. Learners will be guided through the analysis of real-world data and its effective use in the development of context-specific interventions to achieve sustainable and equitable impact against malaria.

MalariaX contains new findings, examines recent innovations in prevention and treatment, and explores the knowledge gap for tackling malaria. This course also explores how data is used to model malaria transmission dynamics, evaluate the different strategies used to eliminate this disease, and inform decision-making to achieve a malaria-free world.

The self-paced nature of the course allows learners to access essential malaria knowledge on their own schedule. Learners with an interest in gaining new technical knowledge, global health expertise, and decision-making skills, including those already working in the field of global health and malaria are suited for this course.

What you’ll learn

  • Gain insights on the biology of the malaria parasite, the mosquito vector, and the human host
  • Understand how new genomic tools and molecular epidemiology approaches can improve decision-making to inform local and national malaria policymaking
  • Explore the impact of drug and insecticide resistance on malaria control and eradication programs and advances in vaccine and drug development
  • Apply modern data science strategies to measure how well different malaria interventions work in different settings
  • Maximize the impact of available resources through enhanced targeting and improved efficiency of malaria interventions
  • Incorporate core principles of adaptive surveillance systems to monitor and respond to malaria for the purpose of disease elimination and attainment of malaria-free status
  • Understand the historical, political, behavioral, and socio-economic contexts of malaria control, elimination, and eradication efforts

General Information

Date: self-paced

Location: online

For more information and detailed program visit the website.


Published in GI-Mail 04/2022 (English edition).

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